Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Current conditions at

Granite Falls, Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB)

Lat: 44.75° N Lon: 95.56° W Elev: 1047 ft.

Fair and Breezy

NA

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NW 21 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.17 in
Dewpoint NA
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Jan 3:55 am CST
Detailed forecast for

Yellow Medicine County

Today
Breezy. Much colder. Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs around 20. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds. Lows around 13. Northwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
Thursday
Breezy. Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Lows around 18. Temperatures rising into the lower 30s after midnight. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Friday
Windy, colder. Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Highs in the upper 20s. Temperatures falling into the mid teens in the afternoon. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Friday Night
Breezy, colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1 below.
Saturday
Much colder. Partly sunny. Highs around 5.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 3 below.
Sunday
Breezy. Not as cold. Partly sunny. Highs around 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 2.
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Partly sunny. Highs around 16.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds. Lows around 1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. Highs around 17.



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317 AM CST Wed Jan 14 2026
 
 

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